A large number
of groups and individuals cooperate on a regular basis to develop, execute and
evaluate Safar. Their working plans and efforts intersect and complement each
other in an organic pattern, while the Arab Education Forum is tasked with
maintaining and strengthening the ties between these groups and individuals.

Safar Team
consists of the program’s coordinator, travel grants’ coordinator and media and
communication officer. In addition, each member of the Arab Education Forum
staff contributes to the project according to his/her field of expertise as
follows: the financial and administrational manager, accountant, general
manager, programs’ manager and the administrational assistant for programs’
coordination.

General
Assembly (As’haab Safar)

Along with the
implementation of the program, General Assembly (As’haab Safar) are tasked with
developing the objectives, vision and plan of the program. In addition, they
take decisions relating to the general policies and provide the needed support
to develop and disseminate the culture of mobility in their respective
countries. The group consists of 23 young males and females from 13 Arab
countries, selected upon their participation in Safar activities by the Arab
Education Forum. Members of the group convene every year. Safar aspires to have
a member from every Arab country in the near future.

The
Board

The
general assembly (As-hab Safar) elects a Board of Directors, consisting of 9
young males and females from 9 Arab countries. The Board approves the detailed
annual action plan, takes decisions relating to the grants, provides consultancy
on the applications submitted from their respective countries, promote the
concept of the fund, develops Safar local funds and provides support for youth
interested in mobility in their countries.

Selection Committee:

The committee
consists of 11 members with an extensive experience in youth-related activities
and all the fields where Safar operates. The committee, formed in a manner that
ensures geographical diversity as well as a variety of disciplines, works on a
voluntary basis and is supervised by Safar regional coordinator and the Board.